TMS

Exploration of efficient red emitting antimony hybrid halide with large Stokes shift and zero self-absorption is highly desirable due to its enormous potential for applications in solid light emitting, and active optical waveguides. However, it is still challenging and rarely reported. Herein, a series of (TMS)2SbCl5 (TMS = triphenylsulfonium cation) crystals have been prepared with diverse [SbCl5]2- configurations and distinctive emission color. Among them, cubic-phase (TMS)2SbCl5 shows bright red emission with photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) up to 90% and a large Stokes shift of 312 nm...

OBJECTIVE: To characterize swallowing biomechanics and neurophysiology in older patients with oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD). METHODS: Observational study in 12 young healthy volunteers (HV), 9 older HV (OHV) and 12 older patients with OD with no previous diseases causing OD (OOD). Swallowing biomechanics were measured by videofluoroscopy, neurophysiology with pharyngeal sensory (pSEP) and motor evoked-potentials (pMEP) to intrapharyngeal electrical and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), respectively, and salivary neuropeptides with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)...

BACKGROUND: Previous research has shown that noninvasive brain stimulation can be used to study how the central nervous system (CNS) prepares the execution of a motor task. However, these previous studies have been limited to a single muscle or single degree of freedom movements (e.g., wrist flexion). It is currently unclear if the findings of these studies generalize to multi-joint movements involving multiple muscles, which may be influenced by kinematic redundancy and muscle synergies...

The current study evaluated the effects of supplementing cassava root silage (CRS) to dairy cows grazing on Megathyrsus maximus cv Mombasa on nutrient intake and digestibility, as well as on milk production and composition. Ten primiparous Girolando cows with average body weight ± (SEM) of 373.45 ± (63.55) kg were used in a replicated 5 × 5 Latin square. Animals were subjected to five treatments: (I) grazing cows without supplementation (WCS); (II) grazing cows provided with 5 kg DM of supplement without CRS (0 g/kg DM of CRS) or including (III) 260, (IV) 520, and (V) 780 g/kg DM of CRS...

There is a growing interest in the clinical application of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS). However, its effect on cortical excitability, and whether this is modulated by stimulation duration, remains unclear. We evaluated whether taVNS can modify excitability in the primary motor cortex (M1) in middle-aged and older adults and whether the stimulation duration moderates this effect. In addition, we evaluated the blinding efficacy of a commonly reported sham method. In a double-blinded randomized cross-over sham-controlled study, 23 healthy adults (mean age 59...

OBJECTIVE: The study aimed to evaluate, using a network meta-analysis, the effects of different transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) modalities on improving cognitive function after stroke. METHODS: Computer searches of the Cochrane Library, PubMed, Web of Science, Embass, Google Scholar, CNKI, and Wanfang databases were conducted to collect randomized controlled clinical studies on the use of TMS to improve cognitive function in stroke patients, published from the time of database construction to November 2023...

Electroencephalogram (EEG) recorded as response to transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) can be highly informative of cortical reactivity and connectivity. Reliable EEG interpretation requires artifact removal as the TMS-evoked EEG can contain high-amplitude artifacts. Several methods have been proposed to uncover clean neuronal EEG responses. In practice, determining which method to select for different types of artifacts is often difficult. Here, we used a unified data cleaning framework based on beamforming to improve the algorithm selection and adaptation to the recorded signals...

We currently lack a reliable method to probe cortical excitability noninvasively from the human dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC). We recently found that the strength of early and local dlPFC transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)-evoked potentials (EL-TEPs) varied widely across dlPFC subregions. Despite these differences in response amplitude, reliability at each target is unknown. Here we quantified within-session reliability of dlPFC EL-TEPs after TMS to six left dlPFC subregions in 15 healthy subjects...

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OBJECTIVE: To establish if induced current direction across the motor cortex alters the sensitivity of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)-evoked short-interval intracortical inhibition (SICI) as an ALS biomarker. METHODS: Threshold tracking-TMS was undertaken in 35 people with ALS and 39 controls. Using a coil orientation which induces posterior-anterior (PA)-directed current across the motor cortex, SICI (1 ms and 3 ms interstimulus intervals) and intracortical facilitation (ICF, 10 ms interstimulus interval) were recorded...

Introduction: A practical solution to the incidental unreliability of intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) may be the simultaneous neurophysiological recording and control of the surgical field through a camera (the concept of "Real-time" IONM). During "Real-time" IONM, the surgeon is immediately warned about the possibility of damage to the neural structures during, but not after, standard idiopathic scoliosis (IS) corrective surgery procedures (the concept of "Surgeon-neurophysiologist" interactive, verbal IONM)...

Commercially and readily available MSTFA [2,2,2-trifluoro- N -methyl- N -(trimethylsilyl)acetamide] was identified as a highly effective TMS (trimethylsilyl) source for the convenient preparation of cyclic acetals under modified Noyori's conditions. The reactions proceeded smoothly under mild conditions, affording a wide range of the corresponding cyclic acetals with excellent yields in the presence of catalytic TMSOTf (trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate). The present method does not require a large excess of diols that can be valuable and does not require presynthesized silylated diols...

INTRODUCTION: Transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation (TSCS), a non-invasive form of spinal cord stimulation, has been shown to improve motor function in individuals living with spinal cord injury (SCI). However, the effects of different types of TSCS currents including direct current (DC-TSCS), alternating current (AC-TSCS), and spinal paired stimulation on the excitability of neural pathways have not been systematically investigated. The objective of this systematic review was to determine the effects of TSCS on the excitability of neural pathways in adults with non-progressive SCI at any level...

Transition metal sulfides (TMSs) are considered as promising anode materials for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) due to their high theoretical capacities. However, the relatively low electrical conductivity, large volume variation, and easy aggregation/pulverization of active materials seriously hinder their practical application. Herein, okra-like NiS2 /FeS2 particles encapsulated in multichannel N-doped carbon nanofibers (NiS2 /FeS2 @MCNFs) are fabricated by a coprecipitation, electrospinning, and carbonization/sulfurization strategy...

The aim of this work is an alternative non destructive technique for estimating the thermal properties of four different Thermal Management System (TMS) materials. More in detail, a thermographic setup realized with the Active Thermography approach (AT) is utilized for the purpose and the data elaboration follows the ISO 18755 Standard. As well known, Phase Changes Materials (PCMs) represent an innovative solution in the Thermal Management System (TMS) of Lithium-Ion batteries and, during the years, many solutions were developed to improve its thermal properties...

Linear conjugated molecules consisting of benzothiadiazole (BTD) and phenyl rings are highly efficient organic luminophores. Crystals based on these compounds have great potential for use as light-emitting elements, in particular, scintillation detectors. This paper compares the peculiarities of growth, structure, and fluorescent properties of crystals based on 4,7-diphenyl-2,1,3-benzothiadiazole ( P 2 -BTD ) and its organosilicon derivative 4,7-bis(4-(trimethylsilyl)phenyl) BTD ( (TMS-P) 2 -BTD ). The conditions for the formation of centimeter-scale single crystals were found for the former, while it was possible to prepare also bulky faceted individual crystals for the latter...

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Gynecological disorders have the characteristics of high incidence and recurrence rate, which sorely affects female's health. Since ancient times, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), especially tonic medicine (TM), has been used to deal with gynecological disorders and has unique advantages in effectiveness and safety. AIM OF THE REVIEW: In this article, we aim to summarize the research progress of TMs in-vivo and in-vitro, including their formulas, single herbs, and compounds, for gynecological disorders treatment in recent years, and to offer a reference for further research on the treatment of gynecological disorders and their clinical application in the treatment of TMs...

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a neurostimulation device used to modulate brain cortex activity. Our objective was to enhance the therapeutic effectiveness of low-frequency repeated TMS (LF-rTMS) in a rat model of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) induced by prenatal valproic acid (VPA) exposure through the injection of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs). For the induction of ASD, we administered prenatal VPA (600 mg/kg, I.P.) on the 12.5th day of pregnancy. At postnatal day 30, SPIONs were injected directly into the lateral ventricle of the brain...

BACKGROUND: Preliminary evidence suggests antidepressant effects of transcranial pulsed electromagnetic fields (tPEMF). However, the precise mechanism of action in the brain is still unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of tPEMF on brain activation in patients with treatment-resistant depression (TRD) by studying two processes that might be of particular interest in relation to the symptoms of depression: emotional processing and reward processing. METHODS: Eligible participants (n = 50) with TRD in this sham-controlled double-blind multicenter trial [registered at the Dutch Trial Register ( https://www...

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of administering intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) to the medial prefrontal cortex for tobacco use disorder. METHODS: A randomized sham-controlled trial was conducted, with 38 participants receiving 28 sessions of active (n=25) or sham (n=13) iTBS (2 sessions/day, 600 pulses/session, 110% resting motor threshold, AFz target) along with smoking cessation education (Forever Free © booklets) over 14 visits...